yes, Free Geek is a very noble concern and a great way to recycle computers. The small charity I work for does similar except just two of us do all the technical refurbishing, loading Linux etc and then the machines are donated to jobseekers, low income earners, new immigrants, students, single mothers and the disabled. So we don't actually give away computers to volunteers who help us as we want to keep our operation small and just do it out of our garages. We do also sell these computers for very minimal donations of $20-$40 for those who can afford it - those donations offset our minimal costs of running the operation.

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"As people become more intelligent they care less for preachers and more for teachers". Robert G. Ingersoll

Well given my own collection of unused components It'll both be a donation and volunteering to sort and catalog things. I figure I might's well spend some time to do stuff that I like doing anyway, and put some old machines back to work.

We are an affiliate of Free Geek, but we do not have a thrift store due tolack of location for one and volunteers. However, we do use the computeradoption program and if someone comes to help us out, we will gladly offera free computer in return for services.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you! -[name withheld], secretary

Seems they lack volunteers. This is something I shall have to help change.